Shadow Grimer (Pokémon GO)

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Dewgong

Muk

#88

785

981

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

10/15/14 · L50 · CP 1498

F Tier

#580

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1553

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1553

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Grimer

#88

Poison

Attack

135

Top 71.6%

Defense

Top 85.6%

Stamina

190

Top 26.6%

Total

415

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

248 -309 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

435 -510 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

690 -785 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

862 -981 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1553 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Grimer takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Ground

160%

Psychic

160%

Resists

Grass

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Poison

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Grimer can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Poison Jab
Sludge Bomb
7.74
44.0
1939.0s
5.39
2
Poison Jab
Sludge
7.67
43.6
1955.7s
5.33
3
Poison Jab
Mud Bomb
7.31
41.5
2053.3s
5.08
4
Mud Slap
Sludge
6.42
36.5
2336.0s
4.47
5
Mud Slap
Sludge Bomb
6.31
35.9
2377.5s
4.39
6
Mud Slap
Mud Bomb
6.14
34.9
2443.4s
4.27

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Grimer in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
155.38
11384.8
0.1
3.9s
155.38
2
Deoxys Attack
Zen Headbutt
Psycho Boost
136.52
1609.7
0.4
4.4s
136.52
3
Mega Mewtwo X
Confusion
Psystrike
128.73
9114.6
0.1
4.7s
128.73
4
Deoxys Normal
Zen Headbutt
Psycho Boost
121.41
3038.9
0.2
4.9s
121.41
5
Shadow Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
118.26
5603.9
0.1
5.1s
118.26
6
Mega Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
110.11
4978.4
0.1
5.4s
110.11
7
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
102.63
9224.4
0.1
5.8s
102.63
8
Shadow Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
99.06
3060.6
0.2
6.1s
99.06
9
Mega Gardevoir
Confusion
Psychic
98.87
4281.7
0.1
6.1s
98.87
10
Mega Gallade
Confusion
Psychic
98.64
5618.6
0.1
6.1s
98.64

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Grimer in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Poison Jab

General

Sludge

Spam/Bait

Mud Bomb

General

Rank 1 IVs

1498

10/15/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

121.84

Attack

88.23

Defense

171

Stat Product · 1,838,324

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 8/15/15 at CP 1499

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
10/15/14	50	1498	100.00%
9/15/15	50	1491	99.89%
10/14/15	50	1494	99.63%
11/15/14	49.5	1499	99.51%
11/15/13	49.5	1496	99.51%
11/15/15	49	1494	99.49%
10/15/13	50	1494	99.42%
10/15/15	49.5	1493	99.41%
11/13/15	50	1498	99.35%
9/15/14	50	1488	99.31%
12/14/13	49.5	1499	99.23%
12/14/15	49	1497	99.22%
8/15/15	50	1481	99.20%
11/14/13	50	1497	99.15%
11/14/15	49.5	1496	99.14%
13/15/13	48.5	1498	99.08%
13/15/15	48	1496	99.07%
12/12/15	50	1500	99.06%
10/14/14	50	1491	99.05%
12/15/11	49.5	1498	99.01%
12/15/9	50	1500	99.01%
12/15/13	49	1497	99.00%
12/15/15	48.5	1495	99.00%
9/14/15	50	1484	98.94%
13/13/15	49	1500	98.94%
11/15/11	50	1497	98.92%
11/15/10	50	1493	98.92%
11/15/12	49.5	1492	98.92%
12/13/13	50	1500	98.87%
12/13/15	49.5	1499	98.86%
10/15/12	50	1491	98.83%
14/14/15	48	1499	98.79%
11/13/14	50	1494	98.77%
9/15/13	50	1484	98.73%
13/14/13	49	1500	98.73%
13/14/15	48.5	1498	98.72%
10/13/15	50	1487	98.67%
12/14/11	50	1500	98.65%
12/14/10	50	1496	98.65%
12/14/12	49.5	1495	98.65%
12/14/14	49	1493	98.64%
15/15/13	47.5	1500	98.63%
15/15/15	47	1498	98.62%
8/15/14	50	1477	98.62%
14/15/13	48	1499	98.57%
11/14/12	50	1494	98.56%
11/14/14	49.5	1492	98.56%
14/15/15	47.5	1498	98.56%
7/15/15	50	1471	98.50%
13/15/11	49	1500	98.50%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Grimer can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Mud Slap
19
13
1.5s
12.67
Poison Jab
13
9
1.0s
13

Charged Attacks

Mud Bomb
60
-33
2.5s
24
Sludge
50
-33
2.0s
25
Sludge Bomb
85
-50
2.5s
34

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Grimer	50 Candy 45 Candy (purified)	Muk
Alolan Grimer	50 Candy 45 Candy (purified)	Alolan Muk

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Grimer including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Grimer

#88

Alolan Grimer

#88

Shadow Alolan Grimer

#88

Shadow Grimer

#88

Muk

#89

Alolan Muk

#89

Shadow Alolan Muk

#89

Shadow Muk

#89

Costumes

Grimer has 1 costume in Pokémon GO.

Party Hat Grimer

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Poison-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Grimer with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Venusaur #3

Boosts:

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

Mega Victreebel #71

Boosts:

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.441 m to 1.8 m tall, averaging 0.9 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.441 m 1'05"	0.45 m 1'06"
XS	0.45 m 1'06"	0.675 m 2'03"
M	0.675 m 2'03"	1.125 m 3'08"
XL	1.125 m 3'08"	1.35 m 4'05"
XXL	1.35 m 4'05"	1.8 m 5'11"

XXS

0.441 m

1'05"

0.45 m

1'06"

0.45 m

1'06"

0.675 m

2'03"

0.675 m

2'03"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.35 m

4'05"

XXL

1.35 m

4'05"

1.8 m

5'11"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	23s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	8s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Grimer at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	19 CP	27	1060 CP
2	60 CP	28	1099 CP
3	102 CP	29	1138 CP
4	143 CP	30	1178 CP
5	185 CP	31	1197 CP
6	226 CP	32	1217 CP
7	268 CP	33	1237 CP
8	309 CP	34	1256 CP
9	351 CP	35	1276 CP
10	392 CP	36	1295 CP
11	432 CP	37	1315 CP
12	471 CP	38	1335 CP
13	510 CP	39	1354 CP
14	549 CP	40	1374 CP
15	589 CP	41	1391 CP
16	628 CP	42	1409 CP
17	667 CP	43	1427 CP
18	706 CP	44	1444 CP
19	746 CP	45	1462 CP
20	785 CP	46	1480 CP
21	824 CP	47	1498 CP
22	863 CP	48	1517 CP
23	903 CP	49	1535 CP
24	942 CP	50	1553 CP
25	981 CP	51	1572 CP
26	1021 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	19 CP	18	706 CP	35	1276 CP
2	60 CP	19	746 CP	36	1295 CP
3	102 CP	20	785 CP	37	1315 CP
4	143 CP	21	824 CP	38	1335 CP
5	185 CP	22	863 CP	39	1354 CP
6	226 CP	23	903 CP	40	1374 CP
7	268 CP	24	942 CP	41	1391 CP
8	309 CP	25	981 CP	42	1409 CP
9	351 CP	26	1021 CP	43	1427 CP
10	392 CP	27	1060 CP	44	1444 CP
11	432 CP	28	1099 CP	45	1462 CP
12	471 CP	29	1138 CP	46	1480 CP
13	510 CP	30	1178 CP	47	1498 CP
14	549 CP	31	1197 CP	48	1517 CP
15	589 CP	32	1217 CP	49	1535 CP
16	628 CP	33	1237 CP	50	1553 CP
17	667 CP	34	1256 CP	51	1572 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Grimer up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Dewgong

Muk